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Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ; two smaller, inhabited islands ; and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands. Samoa is located 64 km (40 mi) west of American Samoa, 889 km (552 mi) northeast of Tonga, 1,152 km (716 mi) northeast of Fiji, 483 km (300 mi) east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km (715 mi) southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km (322 mi) south of Tokelau, 4,190 km (2,600 mi) southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km (380 mi) northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity.
The American Samoa national rugby league team represents American Samoa at rugby league football and has been participating in international competition since 1988.
The Samoa national rugby league team represents Samoa in rugby league football and has participated in international competition since 1986. Known as Western Samoa before 1997, the team is administered by Rugby League Samoa and are nicknamed Toa Samoa.
The Tokelau national rugby league team represents Tokelau in rugby league football and first participated in international competition in 1986.
Matthew Christopher Breeze is an Australian association football referee. He is also a barrister and a former police prosecutor.
Tuanaimato is a geographical area near Apia, Samoa.
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on 14.3°S 170.7°W. It is east of the International Date Line, while Samoa is west of the Line. The total land area is 199 square kilometers (76.8 sq mi), slightly more than Washington, D.C. American Samoa is the southernmost territory of the United States and one of two U.S. territories south of the Equator, along with the uninhabited Jarvis Island. Tuna products are the main exports, and the main trading partner is the rest of the United States.
Vaitogi is a village in American Samoa. It has many missionaries and tourists who are attracted by shopping for local products. Vaitogi might be most famous of its legends about the Turtle and Shark. It is said that once, at a time when food was scarce, an old woman took her granddaughter to the bluff at Vaitogi, and holding hands, they leaped into the sea down below. While the young girl was transformed into a shark, the blind grandmother became a turtle. It gives its name to a local U-shaped cove in town, which was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Mavis Chloe Rivers was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family. In 1954, she moved to the United States. She married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, in that year, and they had two sons, Matt, a musician and arranger, and Reynaldo. She died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in Los Angeles, California. She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.
Strickland Brothers Lepea is a Samoa football club located in Lepea, Samoa. It currently plays in the Samoa National League.
Bay Area Breeze was a professional American women's soccer team. Founded in 2011, the team was based in Hayward, California. The team played in the Western Conference of the W-League. The team's colors were blue, white and green.
The 1998 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 10th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Vaivase-tai won their fifth title, their first since the 1983 championship.
The 1999 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 11th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Moata'a FC won their first title.
Central United FC is a Samoan football club. It currently plays in the Samoa National League.
The 2000 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 12th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Titavi FC won their first title.
The 2004 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 16th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Strickland Brothers Lepea won their third consecutive title.
The 2006 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 18th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Vaivase-tai won their sixth title, the last in the record number of titles by any team in the Samoa National League.
The 2007 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 19th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Cruz Azul (Samoa) won their first title, defeating Strickland Brothers Lepea in the final.
The 2008 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 20th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. OSM Sinamoga won their first record title, though it is thought that they won their first title in the unrecorded period from 1986-96.
Kelma Tuilagi is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL and Samoa at international level.
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- ↑ "Samoa - List of Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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